When the Philadelphia 76ers struck the deal to trade up to No. 1 in the 2017 NBA Draft, the expectation was obviously that they would select Markelle Fultz. At the time, it seemed as though it was all but a foregone conclusion.

Apparently, there was more to the story than originally reported, though.

While Fultz was the eventual pick, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor revealed that after the guard struggled during his workout with the Sixers, that some front-office members wanted to reconsider potentially selecting Lonzo Ball or Jayson Tatum. A suggestion that former president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo apparently shut down.

“….after Fultz struggled in his workout with the Sixers last June, league sources say some Sixers front-office members suggested that despite making the trade, the team should have taken a second look at Tatum or Lonzo Ball. But the idea was shot down by Colangelo, according to sources. Fultz was the choice. There was no turning back.” O’Connor stated.

Obviously, this doesn’t mean there was some massive push to take either Ball or Tatum, but the idea was floated out there. Colangelo was seemingly set on Fultz, though, and the shooting struggles which were seen during the workout remain a hot-button topic to this day.

Fultz very well could turn out to be the best player in last year’s draft class, but there’s been quite a bit of praise sent in the direction of both Ball and Tatum to this point after both had solid rookie seasons.

This is probably just the first of many Colangelo-based stories that will come out in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.